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State Bar of Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2012

Contact: Public Information, 800.204.2222 x 1800

Valley Area Individuals and Organizations Honored by State
Bar of Texas

HOUSTON — Presentation of awards honoring exceptional service to
the public and the legal profession will be a highlight of the State
Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, June 14–15, at the George R. Brown
Convention Center in Houston.

The following Valley Area individuals will be honored:

Pablo Almaguer, a Presidential Citation
acknowledging his thoughtful insight into numerous issues facing the
Bar and the legal profession and his conscientious commitment to
ensuring that our justice system is available to all Texans regardless
of ability to pay.

Victor Villarreal, Outstanding First Year
Director, presented by the Texas Young Lawyers Association. He assisted
with many projects throughout the year and tripled the number of
TYLA’s followers on Twitter and Facebook as a member of its
Marketing committee. Most notably, Villarreal coordinated the first
annual “Attorneys without Borders” series in Laredo, marking
the first time the Supreme Court of Texas visited Webb County,
resulting in more than 300 students attending the court’s oral
arguments.

The State Bar of Texas is an administrative agency of the Supreme
Court of Texas that provides educational programs for the legal
profession and the public, administers the minimum continuing legal
education program for attorneys, and manages the attorney discipline
system.